Dinner-pail



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DINNER PAIL.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' LOYD WINDBICHLER, 0F NOKOMIS, ILLINOIS'.

DINNER-FAIL.

Application filed December 11, 1918.

To @ZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, LoYD VINDBICHLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nokomis, in the county of Montgomery and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dinner- Pails, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in dinner pails and more particularly to sec tional dinner pails provided with friction locking means. IVith the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and in whiohb Figure l is a view ofl my improved pail in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the pail with the handle removed.

Figs. 3 and t are sections taken, respectively, on lines 3 3 and 4 4 of Fig. l.

Like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.

My improved pail comprises the upper and lower pail sections l, 2, the section 1 being formed with the spaced marginal beads 3, e, with the ears 5 to which the bail 6 is secured, and provided with the top 7. Secured to the top 7 diametrically opposite each other are the angle pieces 8, similar pieces 8 being secured to the pail section l at the lower end thereof and in the spaces between the beads 8, 4. Each angle piece 8 is formed with a depending finger 9 the free end of which is bent inwardly or toward the pail. To the upper edge of the pail sect-ion l and to the upper edge of the pail section 2 I secure, diametrioally opposite each other, the angle plates l0 each of which is formed with a stop flange 11 capable of engagement with the free end of the finger 9. The outer free edge l2 of each Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 7, 1920.

Serial No. 266,238.

plate l0 is beveled so that it tapers away from the stop flange ll.

To secure the pail sections together the section l is placed upon the section 2 with the angle pieces 8 in such relation to the angle plates l0 that when the section l is partially rotated to the right the members 8, 10 will be moved int-o engagement with each other. The finger 9 will move over the beveled edge of plate lO against which edge it is adapted to bind to frictionally retain the sections 1, 2 of the pail in locked relation. The linger 9 cannot move entirely over the wider end of the beveled edge 12 due to the position of the stop flange 11. The top 7 is applied and locked to the pail section l just as that section is applied and locked to the pail section 2 which operation has just been described. To unlock the pail sections the section l is partially rotated in v the reverse direction to that just described, or to the left, until the members 8, l0 are disengaged from each other. The same applies to the top 7.

IV hat is claimed is In a pail, top and bottom sections, diametrically opposed angle pieces carried by said top section, lingers integral with said angle pieces, said fingers extending beyond said angle pieces and terminating in hooked extremities, the fingers of opposed angle pieces being` formed at relatively remote ends of said angle pieces, angle plates carried by said bottom section and formed with beveled edges adapted for frictional engagement with the hooked ends of said fingers, and stop flanges integral with said angle plates for cooperation with said fingers.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOYD lINDBICI-ILER.

Vitnesses Jessie S. GRIFFIN, Aminos J ALLEN. 

